Thomas Jensen founded the Aarhus Civic Orchestra in 1935, which was a Classically constituted ensemble with 26 permanent members.
Performer Biography
Thomas Jensen played in the Danish premieres of Beethoven's Ninth and Mahler's Fourth and Ninth symphonies as a cellist.
Recording & Production
This album is Volume 19 of 'The Thomas Jensen Legacy', a series showcasing the conductor's central role in Danish musical culture during the 1950s and 60s.
Performer Biography
Thomas Jensen, the conductor on this album, studied with Carl Nielsen at the Royal Danish Conservatoire of Music.
Performer Biography
Thomas Jensen began his career as a cellist, playing in the Tivoli Symphony Orchestra in Copenhagen before pursuing conducting.
Recording & Production
The recordings in this series represent a 'last gasp of a lost tradition' as the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra's playing and esprit de corps suffered after Jensen's death.
Performer Biography
Thomas Jensen became the permanent conductor of the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra (DRSO) in 1957, after the retirement of Launy Grøndahl and death of Erik Tuxen.
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